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Home Prices And Inequality: Singapore Versus Other 'Global Superstar Cities', S Y Phang
Home Prices And Inequality: Singapore Versus Other 'Global Superstar Cities', S Y Phang
PHANG Sock Yong
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Economic Diversity In Appalachia: Statistics, Strategies, And Guides For Action, Edward Feser, Troy Mix, Mark White, Ken Poole, Deborah Markley, Erik Pages
Economic Diversity In Appalachia: Statistics, Strategies, And Guides For Action, Edward Feser, Troy Mix, Mark White, Ken Poole, Deborah Markley, Erik Pages
Edward J Feser
This report, commissioned by the Appalachian Regional Commission, offers a quantitative portrait of economic diversity trends in Appalachian counties and sub-regions, benchmarked to U.S. trends. The portraits draws on four complementary indexes of diversity: industrial, functional, occupational, and knowledge, with the first two based on the mix of industries in a place and the latter two based on the mix of occupations. The report also summarizes diversity trends, economic development practices, and diversification strategies in ten Appalachian counties. The ten cases offer insights into economic development practitioners’ understanding of what economic diversity means for their communities; describe how a diverse …